Inkjet Ink Characterisation

Viscosity, dispersions, jetting & surfaces

Wednesday 22 - Thursday 23 June, 2016

Heidelberg Print Media Academy, Heidelberg, Germany

COURSE FOCUS

Development of high quality inks and fluids for inkjet applications requires state-of-the-art characterisation equipment and techniques. From fundamental ink properties such as viscosity and surface tension, which have a crucial impact on jetting performance, through analysis of particulates dispersed within the ink, understanding these properties is key to getting the best out of an ink development project. In addition, it is vital to understand how the developed ink actually behaves, both on ejection from the printhead and when landing onto the substrate of choice.

The Inkjet Ink Characterisation course gives an excellent introduction to these essential areas of study, presented by industry experts from leading suppliers and institutions in the field. The course will give you the basic foundations as well as a more detailed understanding of the vital equipment and techniques.

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE LEADERS

Gérald Chabanis, Rheology Customer Support Specialist
Malvern Instruments GmbH, Herrenberg, Germany

Gérald Chabanis gained a degree in chemistry at FH Münster in Germany. He joined Bohlin Instruments in 2001, moving to Malvern Instruments with the company's acquisition of Bohlin in 2003. Gérald is fluent in German, English and French, with extensive rheological experience of customer and applications support. Between 2007 and 2015, Gérald was responsible for technical, application and sales support to distributors for the Malvern rheometers product line. He is now Customer Support Specialist covering technical and application support as well as rheology training and seminars.

Prof Long Lin, Head of Department of Colour Science
University of Leeds, UK

Long Lin, a Professor of Colour and Polymer Science, is the Head of Department of Colour Science and the Founder and Director of the Digital Print Centre of Industrial Collaboration, and of the Colour and Textile Science Centre, at the University of Leeds. Long has over 25 years of industrial collaborative R&D experience, spending most of his career working with printing and colour-related industries. His current research interests include functional materials for printed electronics, security, energy storage and medical applications.

Dr Anne Virden, Product Technical Specialist
Malvern Instruments Ltd, Malvern, UK

Anne Virden is a Product Technical Specialist for Diffraction and Analytical Imaging at Malvern Instruments. This role involves supporting customers using Malvern’s laser diffraction and analytical imaging systems to measure particle size and shape in dry powders, suspensions, emulsions and sprays. Anne joined Malvern Instruments in 2007 with a PhD in Physics from the University of York, and has built up a wide ranging experience of particle characterisation in industries such as paints and pigments, pharmaceuticals, mining and minerals, and is a particular expert in the measurement of spray systems. 

Kyle Pucci, Applications Engineer
ImageXpert, Nashua, NH, USA

Kyle is an Applications Engineer at ImageXpert Inc. and lives in Nashua, NH USA. He graduated in 2014 from Villanova University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He specializes in integrating controllers and hardware with the JetXpert dropwatcher and offering support, installation, and training.